Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The status of a performer or entertainer acknowledged as a star.
- noun Star performers considered as a group.
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- noun the status or position of a
performer acknowledged to be astar ;fame ,celebrity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the status of being acknowledged as a star
Etymologies
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Examples
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And so on: seeing how someone aggressively pursues media stardom is a sausage-making experience.
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Such "stardom" is not possible without the complicity of the news media.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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Such "stardom" is not possible without the complicity of the news media.
Medpundit 2006
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Similarly on the verge of stardom is Flo, the heavily made-up, motor-mouthed ball of cheer whose bright white smile and manic love for Progressive Insurance has divided audiences.
Chris Morran: The Worst Ad in America Chris Morran 2010
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The pitch that, by Cliff Lee 's own admission, set him on the way to stardom is at least 100 years old.
Behind Lee Mike Sielski 2010
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(Those sins being a single-minded gluttony for his talents) But one of the sad realities of stardom is the myopia of star-worshippers.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Yet some launch in stardom while many stay in the shadows or drift away.
The Pavarotti Principle for Creating A-list Blogs | Write to Done 2010
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(Those sins being a single-minded gluttony for his talents) But one of the sad realities of stardom is the myopia of star-worshippers.
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Youtube stardom is like falling out of the bed for these ladies, but her claim to fame is looking into the camera.
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She sells her "gently worn" panties over the Internet, because: art stardom is one of the least lucrative career paths at gal can take.
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